Commercial real estate · Advisory · Training
I help property owners, developers, institutions, and nonprofit organizations evaluate opportunities, manage their assets, and make informed commercial real estate decisions.
Based in Detroit. Serving Metro Detroit and nationwide.
Michigan real estate license · Commercial real estate focus
Advisory services
Whether you are assessing a development opportunity or managing an existing property, the work starts with your objectives, the financial realities, and the decisions that need to be made.
Understand property performance and plan the next move.
You need an independent review of an operating property, its cash flow, capital needs, or the options for holding, refinancing, or selling.
Determine what you need before taking on a project.
You have a development idea and need to assess your capacity, resources, team, and financial preparedness before committing.
Test the opportunity, assumptions, and financial realities.
You are considering a site or project and need to understand its development potential, risks, budget, and alignment with your objectives.
Evaluate options and establish a practical course of action.
Your organization needs experienced guidance on a property decision, transaction, partnership, or long-term real estate strategy.
Deliverables are selected and defined in the engagement scope. Advisory and training are available nationwide; real estate licensure is in Michigan.
Two programs. Two stages of real estate.
Practical training for emerging developers, property owners, nonprofit leaders, institutions, and public agencies. Understand what it takes to develop a project—and what it takes to operate the asset afterward.
From idea to development
A framework for understanding the development process, evaluating a project, and preparing to move it forward.
From construction to operations
A framework for running a property as a business, managing cash demands, and evaluating its next chapter.
Experience behind the advice
I bring more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience to P8. My work spans asset management, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, financial analysis, development, and public-private partnerships.
That experience includes institutional real estate leadership, private-sector portfolio management, and firsthand work as a developer and business owner.
Connect with Brinda on LinkedIn ↗2005–2022
Director, Real Estate & Asset Management
Established and led the Real Estate Office. Work included acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development agreements, due diligence, easements, licenses, and executive advising across university locations.
Experience included the 25-year Tolan Park Medical Office Building master lease and coordination with institutional, healthcare, public-sector, and development stakeholders.
1996–2004
Vice President, Asset Management
Managed a commercial real estate portfolio valued at more than $80 million. Responsibilities included acquisitions, dispositions, refinancing, leasing, investment analysis, financial models, budgets, reporting, and due diligence.
2020–Present
Founder & CEO
Commercial real estate advisory, development consulting, asset management advisory, and training for property owners, developers, institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
A project in practice
Neighborhood Café + Market · Detroit’s NW Goldberg neighborhood
6224 16th Street, Detroit, MI 48208
I rehabilitated a more than 100-year-old neighborhood market and rebranded it as Kornr Store to provide coffee, food, beverages, and healthy grocery options in Detroit’s NW Goldberg neighborhood.
The mixed-use property includes the café and market, an upstairs apartment, and outdoor space. Kornr Store is one project within my broader real estate career and provides firsthand experience with the transition from development into operations.
Working through rehabilitation, financing, project coordination, and opening an operating business.
Managing property and business cash demands, capital needs, and decisions about the asset’s future.
Client perspectives
“P8 has assisted me with financial modeling for my current mixed use project in Rosedale Park, MI.”
Shawn Greene
Owner, Smart Realty & Investments Inc.
Real Estate Developer
“Brinda effectively distilled complex real estate concepts into actionable steps, providing our team with a clear framework for evaluating opportunities, structuring deals, and mitigating risks.”
Kenyetta Campbell
Founder and CEO
Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance
Author & speaker
My book examines power, policy, and the systems affecting Detroit’s Black neighborhoods. I am available for speaking engagements on commercial real estate, neighborhood development, and lessons from practice.
Explore the book ↗ Speaking inquiries ↗At Kornr Store
2nd Wednesday of every month at 5:30 PM
Kornr Store
6224 16th Street, Detroit 48208
Email: bddevine@gmail.com
Phone: 248-219-6685
Start with a conversation
Tell me about your property, project, or training need. The introductory conversation helps us determine whether P8 is a fit. If it is, the next step is a proposal defining the scope, deliverables, and fee.
Schedule a 15-minute conversation ↗P8 Real Estate Solutions
6224 16th Street, Detroit, MI 48208
Detroit · Metro Detroit · Nationwide advisory & training
